Table 4 Models of age trajectories of allostatic load, coefficients and standard errors: main and interaction models. Source HRS wave 8–11 (2006–2012) and ELSA Wave 2, 4 and 6 (2004–2012)

Main

Interaction

Main

Interaction

Age

0.003 ± 0.000***

0.001 ± 0.000***

−0.000 ± 0.000

−0.002 ± 0.000***

Sex, Female

−0.071 ± 0.011***

−0.226 ± 0.048***

−0.110 ± 0.012***

− 0.408 ± 0.061***

Age*gender

0.002 ± 0.000***

0.004 ± 0.000***

Married/cohabit

−0.024 ± 0.008***

−0.020 ± 0.008**

−0.008 ± 0.009

−0.003 ± 0.009

Middle wealth

− 0.045 ± 0.008***

−0.044 ± 0.008***

−0.040 ± 0.008***

− 0.040 ± 0.008***

Wealthiest

−0.070 ± 0.009***

− 0.069 ± 0.009***

−0.083 ± 0.009***

− 0.082 ± 0.009***

High school

−0.006 ± 0.011

−0.008 ± 0.011

−0.054 ± 0.011***

−0.051 ± 0.011***

Some college

− 0.050 ± 0.010***

−0.050 ± 0.010***

−0.097 ± 0.012***

− 0.096 ± 0.012***

Num. comorbidities

0.093 ± 0.003***

0.094 ± 0.003***

0.033 ± 0.003***

− 0.033 ± 0.003***

Current smoker

−0.031 ± 0.011***

− 0.030 ± 0.011**

−0.006 ± 0.012

−0.006 ± 0.012

Past smoker

0.005 ± 0.007

0.007 ± 0.007

0.093 ± 0.014***

0.092 ± 0.014***

Drink > 5 days/week

−0.008 ± 0.011

−0.008 ± 0.011

− 0.015 ± 0.007**

−0.015 ± 0.007**

Vigorous exercise

−0.076 ± 0.007***

−0.076 ± 0.007***

−0.038 ± 0.008***

− 0.039 ± 0.008***

Height

0.216 ± 0.052***

0.218 ± 0.005***

−0.002 ± 0.000***

− 0.002 ± 0.000***

Taking prescribed medication

−0.007 ± 0.022

−0.008 ± 0.022

Taking medication for hypertension

0.051 ± 0.008***

0.050 ± 0.008***

Taking medication for hyperlipidaemia

0.050 ± 0.009***

0.050 ± 0.009***

Taking medication for diabetes mellitus

0.207 ± 0.016***

0.209 ± 0.016***

Constant

−0.557 ± 0.102***

−0.476 ± 0.104***

0.464 ± 0.129***

0.616 ± 0.132***